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Seismic analysis of the Duval County Ranch area, south Texas: assessment of exploration potential of the Wilcox, Queen City, and Jackson-Yegua plays Seismic analysis of the Duval County Ranch area, south Texas: assessment of exploration potential of the Wilcox, Queen City, and Jackson-Yegua plays 1995

Potential for commercial hydrocarbon accumulations in Eocene and older strata of the Duval County Ranch in South Texas was assessed using seismic data. Three seismic facies are recognized and tied to well control.

Fiduk, J.C., Hamilton, D.S. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Medina Lake Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Medina Lake Quadrangle, Texas 1995 Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Origin and development of playa basins, sources of recharge to the Ogallala aquifer, southern High Plains, Texas and New Mexico Origin and development of playa basins, sources of recharge to the Ogallala aquifer, southern High Plains, Texas and New Mexico 1995

More than 20,000 playa basins have formed on the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico.

Gustavson, T.C., Holliday, V.T., Hovorka, S.D. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Helms West Well Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Helms West Well Quadrangle, Texas 1995 Collins, E.W., Raney, J.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Pipe Creek Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Pipe Creek Quadrangle, Texas 1995 Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Chert reservoir development in the Devonian Thirtyone Formation: Three Bar field, West Texas Chert reservoir development in the Devonian Thirtyone Formation: Three Bar field, West Texas 1995

Chert reservoirs of the Lower Devonian Thirtyone Formation represent a substantial part of the hydrocarbon resource in the Permian Basin. More than 700 million barrels of oil has been produced from these rocks, and an equivalent amount of mobile oil remains.

Ruppel, S.C., Hovorka, S.D. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Hueco Tanks Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Hueco Tanks Quadrangle, Texas 1995 Collins, E.W., Raney, J.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Flow-Unit Characterization and Recovery Optimization of a Braid-Delta Sandstone Reservoir, Tirrawarra Oil Field, South Australia Flow-Unit Characterization and Recovery Optimization of a Braid-Delta Sandstone Reservoir, Tirrawarra Oil Field, South Australia 1995

The Tirrawarra Sandstone is the primary producing zone at Tirrawarra field in the Cooper Basin of South Australia, where it contains 146 million barrels (MMbbl) of unrecovered oil.

Hamlin, H.S., Dutton, S.P., Seggie, R.J., Tyler, Noel, Yeh, J.S. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Boerne quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Boerne quadrangle, Texas 1994 Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Diablo Canyon West quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Diablo Canyon West quadrangle, Texas 1994 Collins, E.W., Raney, J.A. Bureau of Economic Geology